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Behavioral Health Clinician (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LADC, PSyD) - Child/Adolescent PHP

Requisition ID:

24163674

Business Unit:

Natchaug Hospital

Location:

Groton, CT

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Description

Job Schedule: Full Time
Standard Hours: 40
Job Shift: Shift 1
Shift Details: Schedule: Monday - Friday; 9:00am - 5:30pm

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Every day, over 37,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

Natchaug Hospital is Eastern Connecticut’s leading provider for children, adolescents and adults with mental illness and substance abuse addictions. We offers a variety of programs including inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, residential treatment for court-involved teenage girls, geriatric services, clinical day treatment schools and chemical dependency services. Through our multi-site network of care, we constantly strive to meet its mission in Helping people find their way while educating and empowering individuals to participate in their own care and recovery.

Program Summary

Natchaug's Joshua Center Programs treat children as young as 6 and as old as 17 who are struggling with psychiatric or substance abuse issues, but do not require inpatient care. Services Include: Comprehensive assessment, which may include: Comprehensive aftercare planning, family, group, and individual therapy, occupational and creative rehabilitation therapy. Natchaug Hospital provides transportation from school to the Joshua Center Program, and then to the student’s home.

Job Summary

Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician works in coordination with interdisciplinary teams to organize, prepare, and deliver evidence based clinical services in the Outpatient department. Clinical services include individual, group and family therapy.  Maintains ethical principles and professional standards of practice in adherence to the discipline’s professional code of ethics.

Key responsibilities of Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician:

  • Conducts a comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment and establishes a care plan, as appropriate.
  • Provides direct patient care that may include case management, care coordination, interdisciplinary collaboration for care transition needs, crisis intervention/safety planning, counseling, and emotional support to patients and families coping with illness, trauma, or end -of-life care, referral and discharge planning.
  • Refers patient to appropriate levels of care and available resources that promote the individualized care plan. 
  • Maintains timely patient-centered documentation that reflect the patient and client systems’ pertinent information for assessment, interventions and outcomes in accordance with regulatory licensing requirements and third-party agencies.  
  • Independently able to provide clinical social work interventions to all patient populations.
  • Provide social work field supervision to second year social work students.

 

***Behavioral Health Clinicians are eligible for a Sign On Bonus up to $1,500.00, in accordance with program guidelines***

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in social work, or counseling, or marriage and family therapy or related Human Service field.
  • Previous experience in a healthcare setting required, preferably working with a chemical dependency population, child/adolescents preferred.
  • Current Connecticut license; LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LADC or Psychologist.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to establish relationships within and outside their entity
  • Is cognizant of health-related social needs and cultural competence. Recognizes and addresses health disparities-inequalities and injustices directed toward clients, related to access to care and provision of health services.
  • Valid Driver's License.

 

We take great care of careers.

Hartford HealthCare provides eligible employees with an extensive benefits package and all the benefits of working with a top-notch organization:

  • Sign-on Bonus
  • Federal loan forgiveness program
  • Medical and dental benefits
  • 401(k) plan with employer match up to 7%
  • Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire
  • Discounts on services, products and optional coverages – movie tickets, pet insurance, travel and more!

 With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.  Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children.  We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.  Every moment matters.  And this is your moment.

 
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